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May 18, 1980 Eruption

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Steam-blast (phreatic) eruption from the summit crater of Mount St....

1980 Cataclysmic Eruption

Magma began intruding into the Mount St. Helens edifice in the late winter and early spring of 1980. By May 18, the cryptodome (bulge) on the north flank had likely reached the point of instability, and was creeping more rapidly toward failure.
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Cascades Volcano Observatory, Mount St. Helens
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1980 Cataclysmic Eruption

Magma began intruding into the Mount St. Helens edifice in the late winter and early spring of 1980. By May 18, the cryptodome (bulge) on the north flank had likely reached the point of instability, and was creeping more rapidly toward failure.
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